Airbus A350 XWB Test Stand, Germany

Project data

Approval tests on the new wide-bodied Airbus A350 XWB in a specially erected testing facility

Scaffold solution for test preparations as well as continuous measurement and inspection work

Time-consuming fatigue tests on the fuselage and wings through a simulation of 86,400 flights (equivalent to three times the expected service life) within a period of 2-3 years

Two different endurance tests: EF-2 test (middle fuselage section including centre wing box and both wings) and EW test (systematic application of stress on the wing up to the analytical breaking load point)

Requirements

Working scaffold for unrestricted access to the pieces being tested

Realization of different platform levels at heights between 7.00 m and 10.50 m

Modifications could be carried out to the load-bearing steel construction as well as the 88 inclined-arranged hydraulic cylinders

2.5 kN/m² live load

Customer

Client: IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Ottobrunn

Scaffold Contractor: Kerscher Gerüstbau, Atting/Rinkam

Customer's benefit

Optimal adjustment of the working levels required for the fuselage and wings – whilst taking into account the steel and hydraulic constructions as well as ensuring that all access points were kept clear

Modifications with system components in 25-cm increments – without any time-consuming tube-and-coupler assembly

Reduced surface weight

System combination of PERI UP with VARIOKIT

Michael StodtHead of Aircraft Structural Testing at IBAG

The recipe for success is the modularity and adaptability of the PERI UP scaffolding system – as well as the combinability with other products in the PERI portfolio. Furthermore, the project support provided by the PERI engineers was very professional and extremely positive.

PERI solution

3D scaffold planning with the help of PERI CAD identified all obstructions and minimized these well in advance

Scaffold basic grid: 2.00 m x 1.50 m

Detailed and early coordination of the scaffolding concept with the users and scaffold erection team

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